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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 18
● As filed146 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027
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The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 146 priced lines covering 19,470 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 21,484 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 982 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 18, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 21,484Last week 8,617Year ago 22,413
Slaughter CattleReceipts 982Last week 902Year ago 1,381

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady. Demand remains very good for all weights of steers, but the issue of feed cost is hanging heavily on the minds of cattle producers. There is much greater demand for steers than for heifers, due to the high cost of gain as the heifers can't reach the finished weights that a steer can, which is resulting in wide spreads between the steers and heifers. There has been some moisture around this month, but not nearly enough yet as the incessant winds keep sucking it back out of the ground and drought conditions persist. There is rain in the forecast by the end of the week, along with somewhat warmer temps, which will help grass to start growing. The temps have been too cold at night to really get things greened up and growing. The cash fed cattle market popped a bit this week, up to 147.00 in Iowa this week, but still at a level lower than most cattle feeders' expectations. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7—424127.50127.50
6—562122.50122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—776135.50135.50
4—684151.50151.50
22—720134.00–142.00136.87
19—621144.00–155.00150.50
10—540158.00158.00
23—483168.00–173.50172.11
11—377170.00170.00
37—586146.00–158.50156.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—658136.00136.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,034120.00120.00
6—1,068126.00126.00
3—1,130122.00122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,213—779136.00–159.50146.79
569—966131.00–133.85132.91
810—674144.00–162.75154.58
592—863130.00–142.50137.46
578—621148.00–170.00161.33
523—915126.00–143.75135.68
1,531—823133.50–149.00140.48
434—581157.00–176.50169.47
221—520156.50–185.00177.02
986—726139.00–157.00151.24
99—475177.50–195.00184.64
117—433174.00–197.00189.65
20—382180.00–205.00193.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
29—537135.00135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
156—746163.50163.50
581—822145.00–150.50147.52
89—8151,150.00–1,245.001,199.58
121—953145.00–146.50145.76
71—797150.00150.00
31—893142.00142.00
244—8711,200.00–1,370.001,268.28
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13—845136.00136.00
29—1,112131.75–132.00131.84
136—1,010125.50–133.00129.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40—346217.00217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
100—546183.50183.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14—516161.50161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17—720138.50–143.00140.64
3—858125.50125.50
8—650145.00145.00
11—913129.00129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10—644147.00147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—488141.00141.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
56—1,013138.75138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19—805152.00152.00
12—618173.00173.00
20—900134.00134.00
49—532185.50185.50
66—778155.50–156.00155.84
5—747135.00135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—890135.00135.00
4—708131.00131.00
6—635155.00155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47—867146.25–153.00151.25
6—694152.00152.00
7—904137.00137.00
6—610176.00176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
95—674188.00188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
457—721163.50–184.50173.54
1,392—870141.50–165.25159.72
1,068—833140.00–166.00161.91
112—474179.00–226.00216.97
268—628172.00–197.50190.18
283—585182.00–208.00196.80
125—530191.00–217.00203.89
447—972146.50–155.00151.00
528—780147.00–171.75162.09
429—671170.00–190.50179.02
1,129—931146.50–163.25154.29
14—383200.00–231.00213.24
60—423209.00–232.00222.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7—736153.00153.00
17—607173.50173.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16—1,244139.50139.50
367—1,162135.00–143.50139.67
49—1,258141.25141.25
260—1,070136.50–148.75144.37
762—1,025136.25–148.00144.69
413—1,126136.60–147.25143.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18—558216.50216.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,046137.00137.00
13—1,089134.25134.25
39—1,102135.75135.75
7—664159.00159.00
3—1,228125.00125.00
3—1,288133.75133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20—487185.00185.00
63—783147.00–155.50153.36
42—521195.00195.00
18—931143.50–145.00144.43
16—723147.00–147.50147.22
35—844151.75–152.00151.88
52—628153.50–177.00162.60
15—379186.00–200.00190.70
34—885147.75147.75
16—696146.00–167.50162.11
12—406154.00154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6—425125.00125.00
Steers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6—712120.00120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38—590159.50159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9—521130.00130.00
7—606121.00121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8—906128.50128.50
7—821138.00138.00
16—622156.00–167.00160.68
4—1,155111.50111.50
28—518195.00–211.00205.86
5—420197.00197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16—478224.00224.00
9—378240.00240.00
19—558197.00197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,00631.00–54.0042.91
22—1,29670.00–75.0073.08
22—1,16452.50–69.0061.61
5—1,14075.00–77.5076.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,46270.00–78.0072.89
1—1,52561.0061.00
34—1,42576.00–79.5077.87
4—1,46980.00–81.0080.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,70873.00–79.0076.52
3—1,74562.00–66.0064.34
73—1,55980.00–85.0082.59
16—1,54086.00–88.0087.21
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,67087.00–91.0089.46
8—1,69093.00–96.0095.18
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24—1,358140.00–143.50142.07
140—1,343144.00–149.00145.61
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,255142.00142.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
52—1,383144.00–153.00148.05
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53—1,459149.50–152.00150.40
6—1,455145.00145.00
10—1,554151.00151.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
49—1,640147.00–151.50150.49
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,384147.00147.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
17—1,455156.00156.00
11—1,610144.00144.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17—1,315142.00–146.00143.88
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27—1,519116.50–117.00116.73
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28—1,449120.00–122.00120.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5—2,249111.00–124.00116.12
10—1,91391.00–102.0097.85
11—1,926100.00–110.00106.32
Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.
Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the South Dakota barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.